Push Polls

Anonymous Push Polls: Coming Soon to a Phone Near You?

Luis Toro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law, Colorado, Federal Court, Longmont, Campaign Finance, Push Polls, Denver, Longmont Election Committee, Western Tradition Partnership, Free Speech, First Amendment, Public Opinion Polling, Denver News
Luis Toro

What kinds of polls are actually campaign advertisements? A Colorado court is set to rule on the answer.

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VA: Final Polls and a Canvass with a "Push"

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Message Testing, Push Polls, Virginia, Pollster, Politics News
Mark Blumenthal

Some notes about the two final surveys out in Virginia over the last 24 hours from automated pollsters PPP and SurveyUSA. Both show Creigh Deeds surgi...

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Is WellPoint SUGGing?

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Push Polls, Sugging, Pollster, Politics News
Mark Blumenthal

Politico's Ben Smith passes along a report from a reader who received an "automated poll" from her health insurer, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. ...

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The NY Times and "Push Polling"

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Doug Schoen, Michael Bloomberg, Push Polls, Pollster, Politics News
Mark Blumenthal

I've lost count of how many times we've seen it happen. A campaign testing negative messages on an internal poll gets accused of conducting a "push po...

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Is Hillary Clinton Push Polling?

Paul Loeb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scorched Earth, Hillary Clinton, Sleazy Campaign Tactics, Dirty Tricks, Barack Obama, Push Polls, Hillary Clinton Geoff Garin, Campaign Tactics, North Carolina Primary, Geoff Garin, Politics News
Paul Loeb

North Carolina voters are getting calls from the firm of Geoff Garin, the new head of Clinton's campaign, which spins the recipient under the pretense of merely asking about their views.

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Will Thomas

Ron Paul's Polling Firm Behind Anti-Mormon Phone Calls

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Thomas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ron Paul New Hampshire Primary, John McCain, New Hampshire, Mitt Romney, Push Polls, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney New Hampshire, Mormon Push Polls, Ron Paul Push Polls, John Mccain New Hampshire, Politics News

The New Hampshire Attorney General has determined that anti-Mormon push polls employed earlier this fall were organized by the polling firm Moore-Info...

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Clinton E-mail Warns Supporters Of "Dirty Tricks"

Des Moines Register | Jennifer Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iowa, Hillary Clinton New Hampshire, Edwards, Hillary Clinton Iowa, Barack Obama New Hampshire, Barack Obama Iowa, Push Polls, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Obama, Push Polling, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Democratic Primary, Negative Attacks, New Hampshire, John Edwards, Iowa Caucuses, Hillary Clinton, Edwards Iowa, Politics News

"Dirty tricks" such as phone calls guiding Iowans to incorrect caucus locations, and push polls, where the caller spreads negative information while p...

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N.H. Probes Anti-Romney 'Poll' Calls

ap | Philip Elliot | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mitt Romney, Push Polls, Push Polling, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Primary, New Hampshire Polls, Offthebus, Home News

CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire's attorney general is investigating phone calls to voters that pretend to be opinion polls but then undercut presidenti...

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